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CATEGORIES:Field Trips
CREATED:20250319T094649
SUMMARY:Vernal Pool Wildflower Tours in Fremont
LOCATION:Fremont
DESCRIPTION:The California Native Plant Society and the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay N
 ational Wildlife Refuge are pleased to present the Discover the Vernal Pool
  Grassland in Your Own Backyard wildflower tours at the Warm Springs Unit i
 n Fremont. A spring and an early summer tour highlight the many unique plan
 ts of the South Bay's largest vernal pool grassland.\nThese tours are for C
 NPS members only. If you are interested in joining a tour, please contact A
 idona Kakouros at  (mailto:aidona_kakouros@fws.gov)This email address is be
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  4) preferred email to send directions and any other notifications related 
 to the event you are interested in.  Directions to the meeting site will be
  provided nearer to the event date. Space is limited.\n“Kaleidoscopic” Vern
 al pool blooms tour, Saturday, April 19, 2025, 12:00pm to 3:30pm \nView rin
 gs of colorful blooms and pools fi lled with a tapestry of fl oral textures
 . We'll see species endemic to vernal pools such as the federally-endangere
 d Contra Costa goldfi elds (Lasthenia conjugens) and its Downingia partner 
 at Warm Springs, fl atface calicofl ower (D. pulchella). Other botanical be
 auties include stalked popcornfl ower (Plagiobothrys stipitatus), the rare 
 vernal pincushion plant (Navarretia prostrata), California eryngo (Eryngium
  aristulatum var. hooveri), and many more.\n“Power to the Pollinators” Summ
 er Native Plant Community Tour, Saturday, June 21, 9:00am to 12:30pm\nAt th
 is time of year, the dry pools are dotted with saline tolerant, warm-season
  perennials such as alkali heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum), alkali m
 allow (Malvella leprosa) and alkali weed (Cressa truxillensis). Super bloom
 ers like common spikeweed (Centromadia pungens) and alkali heath (Frankenia
  salina) display masses of fl owers, providing important sources of nectar 
 to pollinators. We’ll also seek out rare or unusual plants including Congdo
 n's tarplant (Centromadia parryi ssp. congdonii), San Joaquin spearscale (E
 xtriplex joaquinana) and Atriplex species.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The California Native Plant Society and the&nbsp;Don Edwards San Francis
 co Bay National Wildlife Refuge&nbsp;are pleased to present the&nbsp;<b>Dis
 cover the Vernal Pool Grassland in Your Own Backyard</b>&nbsp;wildflower to
 urs at the Warm Springs Unit in Fremont. A spring and an early summer tour 
 highlight the many unique plants of the South Bay's largest vernal pool gra
 ssland.</p><p><strong>These tours are for CNPS members only.</strong>&nbsp;
 If you are interested in joining a tour, please contact Aidona Kakouros at&
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 p;</b>which of the tours you are interested in,&nbsp;<b>2)&nbsp;</b>how man
 y guests you are bringing,<b>&nbsp;3)&nbsp;</b>your CNPS Chapter, and<b>&nb
 sp;4)&nbsp;</b>preferred email to send directions and any other notificatio
 ns related to the event you are interested in.&nbsp; Directions to the meet
 ing site will be provided nearer to the event date. Space is limited.</p><p
 ><strong>“Kaleidoscopic” Vernal pool blooms tour, Saturday, April 19, 2025,
  12:00pm to 3:30pm&nbsp;</strong></p><p>View rings of colorful blooms and p
 ools fi lled with a tapestry of fl oral textures. We'll see species endemic
  to vernal pools such as the federally-endangered Contra Costa goldfi elds 
 (<em>Lasthenia conjugens</em>) and its Downingia partner at Warm Springs, f
 l atface calicofl ower (D. <em>pulchella</em>). Other botanical beauties in
 clude stalked popcornfl ower (<em>Plagiobothrys stipitatus</em>), the rare 
 vernal pincushion plant (<em>Navarretia prostrata</em>), California eryngo 
 (<em>Eryngium aristulatum</em> var. <em>hooveri</em>), and many more.</p><p
 ><b><strong>“Power to the Pollinators” Summer Native Plant Community Tour, 
 Saturday, June 21, 9:00am to 12:30pm</strong></b></p><p>At this time of yea
 r, the dry pools are dotted with saline tolerant, warm-season perennials su
 ch as alkali heliotrope (<em>Heliotropium curassavicum</em>), alkali mallow
  (<em>Malvella leprosa</em>) and alkali weed (<em>Cressa truxillensis</em>)
 . Super bloomers like common spikeweed (<em>Centromadia pungens</em>) and a
 lkali heath (<em>Frankenia salina</em>) display masses of fl owers, providi
 ng important sources of nectar to pollinators. We’ll also seek out rare or 
 unusual plants including Congdon's tarplant (<em>Centromadia parryi</em> ss
 p. <em>congdonii</em>), San Joaquin spearscale (<em>Extriplex joaquinana</e
 m>) and Atriplex species.</p>
CONTACT:Aidona Kakouros at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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